Parolee Charged with Choking Teen to Death

Parolee Accused of Manslaughter of Stepson Released 

Corde Scott, 15, died as a result of a choke-hold administered by his stepfather, prosecutors said. -Facebook photo

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

April 5, 2023 

BRONX -  A parolee has been charged with choking his stepson to death inside their Westchester Square apartment. Prosecutors said the stepdad choked the teen to death during an attempt to restrain him when they were arguing. The defendant did not call 911 until 20 minutes after the child blacked out. 

Prosecutors urged that Tyresse Minter, who was on parole at the time of the child’s death, be remanded. However the defendant was released. Minter was just released from prison one month earlier and was on parole at the time. 

Minter, 28,  was charged with second degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for putting the 15-year-old in a choke hold which ultimately killed the child. The medical examiner later ruled the child’s death a homicide.

According to prosecutors, Minter and 15-year-old Corde Scott had gotten into an arguement inside their apartment on Doris Street near Westchester Square on January 23. 

Prosecutors said Minter put Scott into a choke hold to restrain him. However, medical officials said the choke hold compressed Scott’s neck and cut off his supply of oxygen. Minter then allegedly wrapped his legs around Scott to secure him further and the child lost consciousness. 

Medical officials said Scott died at the scene but Minter did not call 911 until 20 minutes after the child had been disabled and unmoving. 

“The defendant allegedly got into a dispute with his stepson, and restrained him by grabbing his neck, causing a lack of oxygen which led to the boy’s death,” said Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark. “It is horrific that his life was taken at such a young age.”

An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.